Starting points for Rehabilitation Counselling (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Aim of the course:

The aim of the course is giving you an idea of rehabilitation counselling as a profession and the significance and necessity of rehabilitation counselling from the perspectives of different client groups and society. On this course you will lay a foundation for your vocational core studies and dialogical cooperation skills of a rehabilitation counsellor.

Course competences:

Rehabilitation counselling and guidance
Rehabilitation service system 
Assessment of needs and possibilities for rehabilitation

Intended learning outcome:

Case management and methods in rehabilitation: You are able to describe the importance of person-centered guidance, support and dialogical interaction for the rehabilitee and their network during the rehabilitation process. You are able to describe the contents of the rehabilitation counsellor’s work. You are able to engage in dialogical interaction with other professionals.

Rehabilitation service system: You are able to name basic premises, foundations and operating environments of a client relationship.

Assessment of needs and possibilities for rehabilitation: You are able to name factors that result in rehabilitation and service needs at the level of individuals, communities and society.

Content

The key content of the course comprises the societal role and significance of rehabilitation counselling, factors resulting in a need for rehabilitation guidance, and the tasks of the rehabilitation counsellor, operating environments as well as the practices and principles of client work and co-operation. The course also covers ethical issues and key concepts of rehabilitation case management.

Materials

Aralinna, V. (toim.). 2023. Kuntoutusohjausnimikkeistö. Kuntaliitto. Helsinki: Suomen kuntaliitto ry.

Arki, arvot ja etiikka. Sosiaalilan ammattihenkilön eettiset ohjeet. 2022. Talentia. Talentia eettiset ohjeet (e-julkaisu.com)

Autti-Rämö, I., Salminen, A-L., Rajavaara, M. & Melkas, S. (toim). 2022. Kuntoutuminen. 2. uud. painos. Helsinki: Duodecim.

Kuntoutuksen uudistaminen vuosina 2020-2022. Kuntoutuksen uudistamisen toimeenpanon kuvaus ja arviointia. 2022. STM:n raportteja ja muistioita 23. Kuntoutuksen uudistaminen vuosina 2020–2022: Kuntoutuksen uudistamisen toimeenpanon kuvaus ja arviointia (valtioneuvosto.fi)

Sosiaali- ja terveysalan eettinen perusta. ETENE-julkaisuja 32.

Teaching methods

This is the implementation description of the admission course for the Rehabilitation Counsellor Bachelor's degree.

The entire course is implemented as online studies.

In webinars, i.e. online teaching, you will familiarise yourself with the client relationships, operating environments and impacts of rehabilitation counselling, as well as the different job descriptions and tasks of rehabilitation counsellors through interactive lectures and group work.
During the course, you will study the basic concepts of rehabilitation and the basics of rehabilitation guidance. You will independently familiarise yourself with the source material and take an exam on the concepts of rehabilitation as an individual assignment. In the group assignment, you will apply knowledge and theories through a case-based learning method together with your group members.
In self-reflection, you reflect on your own and your group's learning and work.

Exam schedules

Exam in connection with the last webinar. There is no possibility to retake because it is an elective course.

Student workload

Orientation 2 h.
Online teaching (webinars) 3 x 4h and preparation for webinars in total. 15 h.
Group assignment and exam total. 34 h.
Familiarisation with learning materials, literature and independent study 30 h.

Total 81 h.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1 =You are able to describe the importance of person-centered guidance and support as well as dialogical interaction for the rehabilitee and their network during the rehabilitation process. You are able to describe the starting points and grounds for a rehabilitee's client relationship. You are able to name factors that result in rehabilitation and service needs at the level of individuals, communities and society. You are able to describe the contents of the rehabilitation counsellor’s work. You participate in interaction with other professionals.

2 = You are able to give examples of the importance of person-centered guidance and support as well as dialogical interaction for the rehabilitee and their network during the rehabilitation process. You are able to define starting points and grounds for a rehabilitee's client relationship. You are able to give examples of factors that result in rehabilitation and service needs at the level of individuals, communities and society. You are able to define the contents of a rehabilitation counsellor’s work. You are able to interact with other professionals.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3 = You are able to explain how person-centered guidance and support as well as dialogical interaction are realised during the rehabilitation process in counselling and collaboration. You are able to present starting points and grounds for a rehabilitee's client relationship. You are able to explain how information on factors resulting in rehabilitation and service needs is used at the level of individuals, communities and society. You are able to present the contents of a rehabilitation counsellor’s work. You are able to engage in dialogical interaction with other professionals.

4 = You are able to assess and justify the importance of person-centred guidance and support as well as dialogical interaction for the rehabilitee and their network during the rehabilitation process. You are able to justify starting points and grounds for a rehabilitee's client relationship. You are able to differentiate factors that result in rehabilitation and service needs at the level of individuals, communities and society. You are able to justify the contents of a rehabilitation counsellor’s work. You know how to promote the establishment of dialogical interaction in co-operation with other professionals.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5 = You know how to plan and develop client-oriented guidance and support as well as dialogical interaction for the rehabilitee and their network during the rehabilitation process. You are able to analyse and justify starting points and grounds for a rehabilitee's client relationship. You are able to expertly justify factors that result in rehabilitation and service needs at the level of individuals, communities and society. You are able to develop the contents of a rehabilitation counsellor’s work. You know how to maintain and develop dialogical interaction with other professionals.

Further information

The group assignment and exam are assessed on the basis of separate assessment criteria, which are announced at the beginning of the course in the course workspace.
The assessment of the exam is based on scoring and numerical assessment (0-5).
The assessment criteria for the group assignment are based on scoring and numerical assessment (0-5). The assessment criteria for different grades are defined in the assessment matrix.
The entire course is scored and evaluated numerically on a scale of 0-5.